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THINGS I LEARNED...

MEDELLIN is not cheap, it can be very expensive.
Medellin philippines is cheaper.
Enganar does not mean "to like" as we say in tagalog.
Lamiyerda does not mean "to paint the town red"
Semana Santa is celebrated similarly in the Philippines as in Colombia.
Balut is not sold in Medellin nor century eggs.
I have learned to like Arepas
I love dunkin donuts with arequipe
Aguardiente is as good as Kuatro Kantos
Bandeja Paisa is my favorite
I also like lengua & mondongo
we both like rice
Spanish is complicated,not easy
Paisas are carinosas,bonitas,selosas like Philippine women
Paisas are frank,will confront & fight if slighted.
Philippine women will cut off your manhood while asleep.
My girlfriend does not like to cook but she will when I'm there.
I have never met any Filipinos in Medellin.
Together we have travelled from mde-bog-eje cafetero-cartagena-pty-quito-isla contadora.
We both love to travel.
Isla San Andres is beautiful
5000 pesos for a comcel chip without papers.
Piropos are compliments, do not confront the thrower he may have a machete or worse
Every three months is a luna de miel between she and I.

I have gleamed many valuable advice from this site, thanks to all of you..SALAMAT.

By lakbaydiwa on Nov 19, 2008, 22:09 in Friendly Talkzone.

njc (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 19, 2008, 22:45:

Speaking of cheap... what's a good city to spend a few (3 or 4) months in? I pretty much want a place to explore different cities in Colombia on (extended) weekends. I'm thinking Bogota.

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Mongo says on Nov 19, 2008, 22:47:

Bogota is one of the most expensive places to stay in Colombia. How about Manizales? It is centrally located and relatively cheap.

"Here in Colombia, it's about adding life to your years, not years to your life." Brian Andrews

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Mononoke28 says on Nov 20, 2008, 10:45:

I don't understand this: Medellin philippines is cheaper.

Are you saying there is a city called Medellín in the Philippines? =\

Diana

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jonas says on Nov 20, 2008, 12:44:

all gringos please go to Pasto now.
}Thank you.

Mi alma se la dejo al diablo

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Frank Rizzo says on Nov 20, 2008, 13:53:

ahhhhh i knew the jokes about Pasto were going to start flowing....jjijijijij

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goin_south says on Nov 20, 2008, 14:31:

contrary to common knowledge, there have only been 3 gringos in Pasto in the last 10 years.....that lived to tell about it..... (that were not eaten by guerrrillllas)

Why Not Colombia?..........Stay Tuned, for more.... utterly worthless, self-indulgent gobbets of nonsense.

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bhill says on Nov 20, 2008, 14:53:

> Philippine women will cut off your manhood while asleep.
Hope this was learned in the papers rather than personal experience

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azunoman says on Nov 23, 2008, 09:59:

njc..we picked Bogota as home base to explore the rest of Colombia...

Playing the ugly American on request or as required. Ready, Fire, Aim

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